Capture of Baghdad (1624)

For other uses, see Battle of Baghdad.

The Capture of Baghdad (Persian: فتح بغداد) the Safavid army under Abbas the Great occurred on 14 January 1624, which was part of the ongoing war between Sultan Murad IV against Shah Abbas I.

Capture of Baghdad (1624)
Part of Safavid Capture of Mesopotamia (1623–1624) and Ottoman–Safavid War (1623–1639)
Date 14 January 1624 Location Baghdad aftermath: Mosul, Kirkuk and Basra 33.325°N 44.422°E / 33.325; 44.422 Result Safavid victory Territorial changes Baghdad captured by the Safavids
Belligerents
Safavid Empire	Ottoman Empire
Commanders and leaders
Abbas the Great Qarachaqay Khan George Saakadze	Murad IV Gazi Husrev Pasha Hafiz Ahmed Pasha
Casualties and losses
Unknown	Unknown
Massacre of Sunni inhabitants of the city by Safavids[1]

See also

• Treaty of Nasuh Pasha
• Treaty of Serav
• List of conflicts in the Middle East